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Boston woman arrested in connection to Downtown Crossing assault

Transit police arrested a 20-year-old Boston woman Thursday in connection to an assault at the MBTA’s Downtown Crossing station earlier this week.

Police said in a statement Bianca Telheiro, 20, was arrested following an investigation into a report that a woman was assaulted and her iPhone stolen while she was on the Red Line platform on June 22.

Telheiro was arraigned Thursday in Boston Municipal Court on charges of assault and larceny over $250.

No attorney information for Telheiro was immediately available.

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